Section 238 of the Code provides that sentence of death shall not be passed against a person convicted of an offence if it appears to the court that at the time when the offence was committed, he was under the age of 18 years.
Según dicho artículo no se impondrá la pena de muerte a personas declaradas culpables de delito si el tribunal entiende que eran menores de 18 años cuando lo cometieron.